Management of Tennis Elbow and its Homeopathy Treatment

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DR. MAHAVRAT PATEL'S
COSMIC HOMEO HEALING CENTRE
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Welcome To Cosmic Homeo Healing Centre
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Management of Tennis Elbow and its Homeopathy
Treatment
Tennis elbow, medically known as lateral
epicondylitis, is a condition that involves pain
and inflammation in the tendons that attach to
the outer part of the elbow. It's often caused by
overuse of the forearm muscles and tendons,
leading to small tears in the tendons. While
homeopathy is a popular alternative treatment
approach, it's important to note that the
effectiveness of homeopathic treatments for
specific conditions is still a matter of debate
within the medical community.
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What is Tennis Elbow?
Tennis elbow, medically known as lateral
epicondylitis, is an overuse injury. It occurs
when tendons, which attach muscles to bones,
become overloaded, resulting in inflammation,
degeneration, and potential tearing. While it
commonly affects tennis players who grip their
racquets too tightly, anyone can develop this
painful condition. The tendon most likely
involved in tennis elbow is called the extensor
carpi radials brevis. A tendon is a tough cord of
tissue that connects muscles to bones.
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What are Causes and Risk Factors of Tennis Elbow?
Tennis elbow affects up to 3 of people, mostly
between the ages of 30 and 50. Any activity that
strains the muscles around your elbow over and
over again can cause tennis elbow. In tennis,
hitting a backhand puts some stress on your
forearm muscles, which clench when you hit the
ball. If your technique is off or if you grip the
racquet too tightly, it puts more stress on the
tendons that connect your forearm muscles to your
elbow. That can cause the tendons to get small
tears.
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• You can get tennis elbow from playing other
  racquet sports, such as squash or racquetball.
  You can also get it from jobs or activities that
  involve repetitive arm motion, such as
• Cutting down trees with a chain saw
• Painting
• Carpentry
• Playing some types of musical instruments
• Kitchen work, such as cutting with a knife
• Plumbing
• Working on cars
• Working on an assembly line
• A direct blow to your elbow can also make the
  tendons swell

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What are the symptoms of tennis elbow?

• Tennis elbow is usually the result of overuse.
  Symptoms tend to come on slowly. Pain may get
  worse over weeks and months. Signs of tennis
  elbow include
• Burning or pain on your outer elbow that may
  travel to your wrist (these sensations may get
  worse at night).
• Pain when twisting or bending your arm (for
  instance, to turn a doorknob or open a jar).
• Stiffness or pain when extending your arm.
• Swollen elbow joint thats tender to touch.

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How tennis elbow diagnosed?
The diagnosis of tennis elbow typically involves
a combination of a thorough medical history, a
physical examination, and sometimes imaging tests
.- Physical Examination During the physical
examination, your doctor will assess the affected
arm, elbow, and wrist. They will look for signs
of swelling, tenderness, and areas of pain. They
may also check your range of motion and ask you
to perform certain movements that can reproduce
the pain.
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• An X-ray to look at the bones of your elbow to
  see if you have arthritis in your elbow.
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can show your
  tendons and how severe the damage is. An MRI of
  your neck can show if arthritis in your neck, or
  disk problems in your spine are causing your arm
  pain.
• Electromyography (EMG) of your elbow may show if
  you have any nerve problems that may be causing
  your pain.
• Differential Diagnosis Its essential to
  differentiate tennis elbow from other conditions
  that may cause similar symptoms, like radial
  tunnel syndrome, cervical spine issues, or nerve
  compression in the neck

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What are the complication of tennis elbow ?

1. Chronic Pain If left untreated or if the
   underlying cause of the condition is not
   addressed, tennis elbow pain can become chronic,
   persisting for months or even years. Chronic pain
   can significantly impact daily activities and
   reduce overall quality of life.
2. Limited Functionality The pain and stiffness
   associated with tennis elbow can lead to a
   reduced range of motion in the affected arm,
   making it challenging to perform everyday tasks
   and certain physical activities.
3. Weakened Grip Strength Tennis elbow can weaken
   the muscles of the forearm and wrist, resulting
   in a reduced grip strength. This can affect the
4. Ability to grasp and hold objects firmly,
   leading to difficulties in performing manual
   tasks.

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• 5. Tendon Rupture In severe cases or when the
  condition is left untreated for an extended
  period, there is a risk of partial or complete
  rupture of the extensor tendon in the elbow. This
  can result in significant disability and may
  require surgical intervention.
• 6. Impact on Work and Sports Tennis elbow can
  affect individuals in their occupational
  settings, particularly those involved in
  repetitive arm movements, manual labor, or sports
  activities that strain the forearm muscles. It
  may lead to work-related absenteeism and
  decreased sports performance.
• 7. Psychological Impact Chronic pain and
  functional limitations can have psychological
  consequences, including anxiety, depression, and
  frustration, especially if the condition
  interferes with daily life and activities one
  once enjoyed.

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What can I do to prevent tennis elbow?

• Keep your arms flexible and strong
• Avoid repetitive movements
• Warm up before exercising or using your arms for
  sports or other repetitive movements
• If you play a racquet sport, make sure your
  equipment is right for you.

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How homeopathy helps in tennis elbow??

• Homeopathy offers superior treatment for tennis
  elbow with its medicines gradually reducing
  tendon inflammation, it can effectively control
  pain and stiffness in your elbow without using
  any painful invasive procedures. This, in turn,
  restores the full range of motion to the arm,
  forearm, and wrist, enabling individuals to
  resume all regular activities.

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Some Important Homeopathic Medicine

• Rhus toxicodendron Affects the fibrous tissue
  markedly joints, tendons, sheath and
  aponeurosis  This remedy used for joint and
  tendon pain, tennis elbow. rhus tox help with
  symptoms that worsen with initial movement and
  improve with continued motion and warmth. Hot and
  painful swelling, soreness condyles of bone
  ,stiffness  and tearing pain in tendon ,
  ligaments and fasciae , pain along the ulnar
  nerve , loss of power in forearm and finger.
• Ruta graveolens Tennis elbow due to overuse and
  injury  Made from the herb rue butterwort,
  complaints from straining, especially the flexor
  tendon. Contraction of fingers. Pain and
  stiffness in wrist and hands. Ruta also helps in
  strain injury of elbow.
• Calcarea fluorica For hardened or fibrous
  tissue This remedy is sometimes used for
  conditions involving hardened or fibrous tissue.
  It might be suggested if there is a sense of
  hardness or thickening around the elbow area.

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• Bellis Perennis For Healing Tendon Injury,
  Inflammation-
• Bellis Perennis is another medicine of natural
  origin to treat tennis elbow cases. It is
  prepared from flowering plant named English
  daisy. Repetitive stress injury and inflammation
  of tendon of elbow due to exertion or overuse of
  muscles is highly treatable with this medicine.
  This medicine is also indicated to help cases of
  direct injury to elbow. It helps to heal injured
  tendons and reduce its inflammation and reduce
  elbow pain.
• Kali Bichromicum Tennis elbow when pain in
  small spot and shifting pain
• When the pain extends to the hand, Kali Bi is one
  of the best homeopathic medicines for tennis
  elbow. There is pain in small spots. The pains
  are often moving in nature. One moment, there is
  pain in one particular spot and sometime later,
  the pain moves to another spot. There is
  stiffness and cracking in the joints.
• Chamomilla officinalis Tennis elbow with pain
  aggravated on carrying a weight.
• When the pain gets worse on carrying any weight,
  Chamomilla is one of the best homeopathic
  medicines for tennis elbow. There is numbness of
  the parts along with the pain. The pains are
  severe and unendurable. The pains are worse at
  night. Mental irritability is characteristic of
  this medicine.

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Why Cosmic Homeo Healing Centre?
Cosmic Homeo Healing centre is run by second
generation Homeopath Dr. Mahavrat Patel having
vast clinical records of more than 75 years and
clinical experience of nearly 50 years in the
treatment of various cases of tennis elbow .
Under the able guidance of Dr. Mahavrat Patel,
our team of experts has been successfully
treating thousands of cases of tennis elbow for
many years.
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